ASUS Certified Refurbished Transformer Book T100TA 10.1" MultiTouch 2-in-1 Notebook / Tablet with Intel Atom Quad Core Z3740 1.33 GHz (1.86 GHz Burst), 2 GB Memory, 32 GB SSD Storage, Detachable Key

Pros: Full Desktop version of regular Windows 8.1 - 32 bit. (Not the useless windows RT which is not real desktop windows). Processor is capable of 64 bit but 32 bit is recommended for all the functions to work on this device. Mine worked out of the box and was pretty much in new condition for me. The UPC code was on the shipping box. I see the horror stories of DOA on the reviews on this section it's possible that I got lucky or happen to know what I was doing. It's affordable and fast the intel atom baytrail exceeds my expectations for the atom. 32 GB but comes with a hidden 8 GB read-only recovery partition. The 64GB doesn't have this. Can play league of legends and hearthstone on lowest settings. (better for regular computer use)

Cons: Have to be somewhat tech savvy to get the most out of this tablet. For example installing start8 or classic shell to get your start button (like windows 7)back. (Can still use metro if you wanted to) You will get into a computer is updating and restart loop if you start windows update before the asus updates.... In fact it might just be better to turn off windows update in general... (but this will make your computer more vulnerable than fully updated windows). Always update windows defender definitions though (its your anti virus) Sleep drains more battery with keyboard connected. If you disconnect keyboard before sleep battery levels stay within + or - 2%.

Overall Review: I sold my gaming laptop and got this instead of the surface pro 3 because I wanted a tablet hybrid with full windows at an affordable price. I'm waiting on a surface pro with the broadwell SoC and Intel Iris Pro graphics so I can play some more graphic intense games. I definitely don't want to spend $1000 on the surface pro 3 without the broadwell chip. This is definitely a better deal than the surface pro 1. Although the processor is slower than the pro 1... it only uses 2 watts and gets me around 8 hours battery (thats 2-2.5 times longer batt life!!) Get a micro-usb OTG to usb adapter for an extra USB port. (This plugs in your charger. NOTE: micro-usb NOT mini) Keyboard takes a short time to adjust. Nothing annoying. The right shift is just smaller than a full sized right shift. Definitely check out the forums dedicated to this device for some awesome tips and advice for it. For some reason my wi-fi did not work at my college until I spoofed a different MAC address (weird). 16:9 ratio bad for textbooks but good for 720p videos. HTML5 player for youtube is a lot faster than flash. Can install in chrome as an add on. Highly recommend sumatra PDF reader on this. It's fast. To full screen you tap screen with both thumbs. To rotate books you use thumb and finger and turn clock/counterclockwise. To exit full screen you tab screen with 2 fingers again. Should update to latest BIOS for all the new fixes by Asus.

Pros: Nice tablet when it works. Mostly doesn't, however.

Cons: Purchased as a refurbished item in Oct. 2014 and have a steady stream of update problems, failing to boot into Windows, more often than not going to automatic repair and on several occasions getting locked out of the device and needing to generate and enter a Bit Locker Key. I have done multiple complete resets of the tablet and usually somewhere down the line, and after a brief honeymoon I find myself back at the point of spending all of my time solving the same kinds of problems. Asus support has denied me repair because a refurbished unit has only a 90 day warranty and I was dumb enough to find my own solutions to keep the tablet going for about 100 days before I gave up in utter frustration at the repeating problems and gave them a call. Although it seems on the surface more like software issues, I suspect that there is something balky about the hardware this being a refurbished unit. At one point after a reset, windows would not activate and Asus support steered me to a page on vip.asus.com in my account to assist in recovering the windows key. It wouldn't work. They finally realized that it wasn't working because of the refurb status and advised me that I would now need to call Microsoft to purchase another 8.1 license to continue to use the device.

Overall Review: Simply not worth the hassle of the device quirks when combined with tone-deaf attitude of Asus support.

Pros: Great computer for price. Once you know what to do.

Cons: If you do not install the ASUS updates FIRST you will break the device and have to refresh it. Install them one at a time, start with the critical and then do the bios update and so on. I cannot fathom why ASUS won't just say this, since they keep getting bad reviews. If you do windows updates first you will break it. Do the ASUS ones first.

Overall Review: Really ASUS should be telling people to do this, and its a shame they don't. The refurbed tablet is a great deal. Silly they didn't include a copy of office with the refurbs.

Pros: when it works it's a very nice unit sleek, light, smooth nice screen size attachable keyboard is nice.

Cons: Has a well known issue with the screen just going blank, like how when one has a screen saver or energy saver setting on & it goes blank until you press a key or power button to restore it. Customer support not much use, they just read from a scripted sheet, once they ask you basic questions & to do a couple of steps, then thats it & they offer you either send it back to original place of purchase or into them, but these units usually are already out of the 90 day warranty

Overall Review: As has been documented often here on this refurbished unit in the comments section, this unit has a nasty issue w/ the screen all of a sudden turning off & not turning back on. I decided to write b/c I just received my 2nd unit & it already died out on me no less than 10 mins into me logging in & setting up the tablet settings. My 1st unit I bought on 08/2014, it lasted me until 05/2015. When it worked it was what I needed & I had no complaints. I ordered this 2nd unit from Newwegg.com as I did the 1st. tonight as I awoke & walked out I found my box & opened it & as I mentioned, 10 mins into me powering it up & going through the setup the screen went blank. Same issue as the 1st unit wont turn on, decided to call assus support & after a couple of questions & proceedures, he advise I send it back to newwegg.com or send it into Asus. I told him the reason for my call was to try to resolve the issue & make them ASUS aware of this issue w/ this unit & the unit shutting off on its own & not turning back on. As I said he just seemed to read from a scripted note & didnt seem to care about being made aware of this issue. I will return this back to Newwegg ASAP & request a full refund & I will stay away from Asus Tablet products for a while. Things go bad & break/get damage I understand, but shoddy customer support & the fact my personal info is on this unit that I am forced to send back & now fear prying eyes will have access to my personal info on this unit doesn't sit well w/ me. I haven't called Newegg support for an RMA yet to set that up, so hopefully that goes well, have to do it 1st thing tomorrow.

Pros: none

Cons: none

Overall Review: this is my second one. had to return the first. it would not turn on. the second one worked for 4 weeks now it will not turn on and I can not get another one or my money back. Newegg did this costumer right.

Pros: Full 8.1 not RT. Performs well with most applications. Hardware is above average for price (USB3, mini-HDMI, MicroSD all work flawlessly). Retail versions come with licensed version of Office, refurbs do not. Liked mine so much I bought one for my parents.

Cons: As others have mentioned, updates are incredibly painful and if not done in the right order lead to issues that require recovery. I own two (a refurb and retail) and managed to get one of them updated and working, the other will not start Windows after applying ASUS Live Updates. I had to send the one I'd been using in for service after many months of happy and trouble free use and it came back reset to out of the box status. That one is still a brick. The one for my parents is working now.

Overall Review: Here is what I did to get one working. 1) Download the latest BIOS, BIOS Flash Utility, V196 and V112 of the Chipset SOC Driver, Audio Driver, Smart Gesture, Live Update, AC Reminder, Version V5.93.99.187.1 and Version V5.93.98.207 of wireless, Bluetooth driver, Intel(R) Trusted Execution Engine Interface... 2) Install utility and flash BIOS, 3) Install Windows updates for .NET only, 4) install SOC, 5) Install all ASUS updates, 6) Install all updates but the 8.1 update, 7) install 8.1 update. I think that is what I did however I've been so frustrated with the thing for the past 3 weeks my mind may have slipped. Also, the retail version comes with Office standard which in my opinion is worth the extra cash unless you are a student and can get Office for free or low cost through school.

Pros: Lightweight, great price, easy transformation to tablet, Windows 8.1 works well. SkyDrive a must! Also, take advantage of Asus WebStorage. Glad you can add a micro SD card too. USB is on keyboard. Great battery life.

Cons: Windows Update failures, also DO NOT run the Windows Update for the Imaging / Camera (or you will need to roll back the driver). Update failures take up limited storage.

Overall Review: Each time the Windows Update fails to load, files are copied to your very small storage space. You will notice that almost all your space will be taken up quickly (which can lead to boot failures). To clear your failed updated system files follow these steps: 1. Reboot your computer 2. Go to "Desktop" 3. Right Click on Windows Icon in lower right corner of Desktop. 4. Select "Control Panel" 5. Select "Administrative Tools" 6. Select "Disk Cleanup" (double click, you will see an icon on your taskbar) 7. Select "Clean up system files" 8. A pop-up window will display indicating "Disk Cleanup" with a green bar scanning and calculating "Windows Update Cleanup", wait for it to finish (will take about 5 minutes or so). 9. Another Window will display titled "Disk Cleanup for OS (C: ); make sure all items are selected then click "OK" (a total amount of disk space you gain is indicated) 10. You will get another window indicating "Are you sure you want to permanently delete these files?", click "Delete Files" 11. After you click "Delete Flies" you will get a window indicating the status with a green bar, saying "The Disk Cleanup utility is clearing up unnecessary files on your machine." I'm still trying to sort out why the updates keep failing, and even uncheck all the options selecting just one, and it still fails. I'll post an update once sorted out. One other note on the "Optional Updates" (DO NOT Accept the Camera Update offered via Microsoft Update, or you will need to reload the original Asus Drivers). I also used Advance System Care's free "Driver Update" which worked perfectly updating all the outdated drivers.

Pros: Just received my lovely little T100TA that I picked up on neweggflash as a refurb. So far I'm enamored, I know it's going to have space limitations and the like but I needed a portable maintenance machine and I wanted to dip my toes in the win 8 pool, as inevitably I'll be called upon to support it at some point so familiarity with it will come in handy. My particular model is flawless, no scratches dings or otherwise. Mainly going to use the 3.0 USB to archive a bunch of old data from aging/failing machines to an external hard drive and use it primarily to control my chromecast from bed. I anticipate it will smash these tasks, and eventually I'll throw steam on it to see just what else it can do. It's an Atom so I don't have unreasonable expectations but it's nice to be in the newer class processors. So far, spry and responsive, very pretty screen, and an excellent value at refurb price.

Cons: HD space will surely be the main limiter. Seems better built than my T300 chromebook/tab.

Overall Review: Will be back later to update review, but wanted to post first impressions.